Scrabble Word Finder

HARES is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. HARES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.

h4a1r1e1s1
PlayableHARES · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
5letters
4hooks available
1 in 14,523odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HARES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.6
Hooks 25%
4
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.6%

Our own measure of how useful HARES is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HARES

Front hooks — 4

chares11 phares11 shares9 whares12

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HARES scores

Scrabble h4a1r1e1s1 8
Words with Friends h3a1r1e1s1 7

Face value of the 5 tiles in HARES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
a19
r16
e112
s14

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.

What stands out about HARES

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of HARES

hears8 rheas8 share8 shear8

The 5 tiles of HARES in a different order — 4 found.

Words starting with HARES

harestail12 harestails13

2 longer words begin with HARES.

Words ending in HARES

chares11 phares11 shares9 whares12 carshares14 jobshares21 potshares14 flatshares16 mindshares16 overshares16 plowshares18 timeshares15 groundshares17 ploughshares21

14 words end in HARES. Useful as a back hook: play HARES onto a word already on the board.

Words with HARES inside

sharesman14 sharesmen14

2 words contain HARES in the middle. Words that start with HARES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in HARES

haes7 hare7 hear7 hers7 rahs7 rash7 rehs7 resh7 rhea7 shea7 ares4 arse4 ears4 eras4 rase4 sear4 sera4 ahs6 ash6 ehs6 hae6 has6 her6 hes6 rah6 reh6 sha6 she6 aes3 are3 ars3 ear3 eas3 era3 ers3 ras3 rea3 res3 sae3 sar3

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Common questions about HARES

Is HARES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARES, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HARES worth?
HARES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HARES?
HARES takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HARES:

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